Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Barbados

Barbados: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 51.97 BoP, current US$ per person in 2017. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2017)
51.97 BoP, current US$ per person
Change on year
up 8.3%
World rank
62nd
of 171 countries
All-time high
134.14 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2009
All-time low
2.33 BoP, current US$ per person
in 1974
Years of data
44
1974–2017

Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Barbados, 1974–2017

0501001501974199520171974: 2.3 BoP, current US$ per person1975: 3 BoP, current US$ per person1976: 2.4 BoP, current US$ per person1977: 3.6 BoP, current US$ per person1978: 8.3 BoP, current US$ per person1979: 10.2 BoP, current US$ per person1980: 8.2 BoP, current US$ per person1981: 8.7 BoP, current US$ per person1982: 8.5 BoP, current US$ per person1983: 18.5 BoP, current US$ per person1984: 25.1 BoP, current US$ per person1985: 21.1 BoP, current US$ per person1986: 30 BoP, current US$ per person1987: 60.1 BoP, current US$ per person1988: 21.3 BoP, current US$ per person1989: 25.4 BoP, current US$ per person1990: 15.5 BoP, current US$ per person1991: 10.4 BoP, current US$ per person1992: 27.9 BoP, current US$ per person1993: 38.9 BoP, current US$ per person1994: 49.5 BoP, current US$ per person1995: 55.9 BoP, current US$ per person1996: 67.9 BoP, current US$ per person1997: 78.7 BoP, current US$ per person1998: 84.6 BoP, current US$ per person1999: 86.1 BoP, current US$ per person2000: 90.4 BoP, current US$ per person2001: 92.6 BoP, current US$ per person2002: 93.1 BoP, current US$ per person2003: 93.9 BoP, current US$ per person2004: 93.6 BoP, current US$ per person2005: 70.9 BoP, current US$ per person2006: 127.4 BoP, current US$ per person2007: 95.7 BoP, current US$ per person2008: 116.7 BoP, current US$ per person2009: 134.1 BoP, current US$ per person2010: 69.6 BoP, current US$ per person2011: 45.9 BoP, current US$ per person2012: 34.2 BoP, current US$ per person2013: 45.8 BoP, current US$ per person2014: 49.9 BoP, current US$ per person2015: 61.9 BoP, current US$ per person2016: 48 BoP, current US$ per person2017: 52 BoP, current US$ per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.

Analysis

In 2017, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Barbados stood at 51.97 BoP, current US$ per person.

The figure is up 8.3% on the previous year and down 45.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Barbados peaked at 134.14 BoP, current US$ per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.33 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1974.

Barbados ranks 62nd of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Barbados, year by year

Annual values for Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$), per capita in Barbados, 1974 to 2017.
Year BoP, current US$ per person Change
1974 2.33 BoP, current US$ per person —
1975 2.96 BoP, current US$ per person +26.9%
1976 2.44 BoP, current US$ per person -17.4%
1977 3.61 BoP, current US$ per person +47.7%
1978 8.33 BoP, current US$ per person +131.1%
1979 10.24 BoP, current US$ per person +22.8%
1980 8.15 BoP, current US$ per person -20.4%
1981 8.72 BoP, current US$ per person +7.0%
1982 8.49 BoP, current US$ per person -2.6%
1983 18.5 BoP, current US$ per person +117.8%
1984 25.11 BoP, current US$ per person +35.7%
1985 21.11 BoP, current US$ per person -15.9%
1986 30.01 BoP, current US$ per person +42.1%
1987 60.05 BoP, current US$ per person +100.1%
1988 21.34 BoP, current US$ per person -64.5%
1989 25.38 BoP, current US$ per person +18.9%
1990 15.47 BoP, current US$ per person -39.0%
1991 10.41 BoP, current US$ per person -32.7%
1992 27.86 BoP, current US$ per person +167.6%
1993 38.88 BoP, current US$ per person +39.6%
1994 49.5 BoP, current US$ per person +27.3%
1995 55.91 BoP, current US$ per person +12.9%
1996 67.87 BoP, current US$ per person +21.4%
1997 78.7 BoP, current US$ per person +16.0%
1998 84.59 BoP, current US$ per person +7.5%
1999 86.09 BoP, current US$ per person +1.8%
2000 90.44 BoP, current US$ per person +5.0%
2001 92.6 BoP, current US$ per person +2.4%
2002 93.13 BoP, current US$ per person +0.6%
2003 93.88 BoP, current US$ per person +0.8%
2004 93.58 BoP, current US$ per person -0.3%
2005 70.92 BoP, current US$ per person -24.2%
2006 127.4 BoP, current US$ per person +79.6%
2007 95.66 BoP, current US$ per person -24.9%
2008 116.67 BoP, current US$ per person +22.0%
2009 134.14 BoP, current US$ per person +15.0%
2010 69.58 BoP, current US$ per person -48.1%
2011 45.9 BoP, current US$ per person -34.0%
2012 34.21 BoP, current US$ per person -25.5%
2013 45.83 BoP, current US$ per person +34.0%
2014 49.88 BoP, current US$ per person +8.8%
2015 61.86 BoP, current US$ per person +24.0%
2016 47.97 BoP, current US$ per person -22.5%
2017 51.97 BoP, current US$ per person +8.3%

Barbados compared with similar countries

  • Barbados's 51.97 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 164.1 BoP, current US$ per person, 32% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
  • Barbados's 51.97 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 40.79 BoP, current US$ per person, 1.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4.98 BoP, current US$ per person 2.33 BoP, current US$ per person 10.24 BoP, current US$ per person 6
1980s 22.69 BoP, current US$ per person 8.15 BoP, current US$ per person 60.05 BoP, current US$ per person 10
1990s 51.53 BoP, current US$ per person 10.41 BoP, current US$ per person 86.09 BoP, current US$ per person 10
2000s 100.84 BoP, current US$ per person 70.92 BoP, current US$ per person 134.14 BoP, current US$ per person 10
2010s 50.9 BoP, current US$ per person 34.21 BoP, current US$ per person 69.58 BoP, current US$ per person 8

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 59 Brazil 57.94 BoP, current US$ per person compare
  2. 60 Oman 55.19 BoP, current US$ per person compare
  3. 61 Mexico 53.79 BoP, current US$ per person compare
  4. 63 Turkey 50 BoP, current US$ per person compare
  5. 64 Brunei 47.5 BoP, current US$ per person compare
  6. 65 Saudi Arabia 45.96 BoP, current US$ per person

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Frequently asked questions

What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Barbados?
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Barbados was 51.97 BoP, current US$ per person in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 134.14 BoP, current US$ per person in 2009.
What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 2.33 BoP, current US$ per person in 1974.
How does Barbados rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
Barbados ranks 62nd out of 171 countries with data for 2017.
Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is down 45.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Barbados data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total

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Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
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Coverage
218 places, 7,763 data points, 1960–2025
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Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.